Lojban For Beginners Quotes & Sayings

For a fleeting moment, I wondered how he turned out so untamed, so free, coming from such a refined and wealthy setting. — Alessia Dickson

In war it is not men, but the man who counts. — Napoleon Bonaparte

You should marry me", he said. "I will be good to you. I am not like these men. I have manners. You would see how kind I would be. I would never leave you. You could have an easy life. — Larry McMurtry

From a very early age, the message is drilled into our heads: Failure is bad; failure means you didn't study or prepare; failure means you slacked off or - worse! - aren't smart enough to begin with. Thus, failure is something to be ashamed of. — Ed Catmull

When a spy sells something entirely new, all he needs to do is recount something you could find in any second-hand book stall. — Umberto Eco

It's important to have a buddy like that. Somebody who'll stop you from doing that really stupid thing you were gonna do just because you couldn't think of anything better.
unidentified soldier, eulogizing his dead buddy — Henry V. O'Neil

Most damning of phrases: He meant well. — Laurie R. King

What campaigns are for is weeding out the people who, for one way or another, weren't making it for the long haul. — Calvin Trillin

The Cold War is over. The world has become much more complicated. — Vladimir Putin

To have more than you've got, become more than you are. — Jim Rohn

The love of power and the power to attract love were not easy to reconcile. — Robert K. Massie

Sister. She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness, who sees you at your worst and best, and loves you anyway. She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling, even in the dark. She is your teacher, your defense attorney, your personal press agent, even your shrink. Some days, she's the reason you wish you were an only child. — Barbara Alpert

The motto of the Little family was evidently "variety". Young Bingo is long and thin and hasn't had a superfluous ounce on him since we first met; but the uncle restored the average and a bit over. The hand which grasped mine wrapped it round and enfolded it till I began to wonder if I'd ever get it out without excavating machinery. — P.G. Wodehouse